Origins of the Case surname

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    In 1921, most Cases lived in london

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    28,000 Cases found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Case

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    What are the most common Case first names?

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    Common jobs for Cases

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    Commmon female occupations for Cases in 1921

    Dressmaker

    144

    Laundress

    103

    Domestic Servant

    78

    General Servant Domestic

    71

    House Servant

    67

    Commmon male occupations for Cases in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    132

    Farm Hands

    107

    Farm Labourer

    95

    General Labourer

    91

    Farmer

    89

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